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Honey prices in Nepal
What a kilo of honey costs depends on the honey, the place, the season and who is selling. These are the prices reported in news stories and studies, with the date and source of each.
Sources last checked 1 November 2026
Reported prices
Prices are in rupees per kilo and run from 2018 to 2025. Most are what beekeepers receive, or what a cooperative asks, not what a bottle costs on a shelf. Imported honey is the cheapest, and honey from the hills the dearest.
Imported honey, mostly from India
Rs 211–250
Early 2023. Quoted by an officer of the Bee Development Programme, Chitwan.
Source: Kathmandu Post, Mar 2023
Chitwan commercial beekeepers (Apis mellifera)
Rs 300–600 (average 425)
Survey of 60 beekeepers, published 2026. Price received across different flowers.
Source: Amgai et al. 2026
Makwanpur beekeepers selling to traders
Rs 350
February 2025. Chiuri honey, Raksirang rural municipality.
Source: Kathmandu Post, Feb 2025
Cost to produce a kilo in Nepal
About Rs 400
Early 2023. The same officer’s estimate, set against imported honey.
Source: Kathmandu Post, Mar 2023
Pyuthan farm-gate (wholesale)
Rs 400–450
2018 study. Mainly Apis cerana beekeeping.
Pyuthan retail
Rs 500
2018 study. Retail price reported in the study’s abstract.
Cooperative-processed honey, Makwanpur
Rs 500
February 2025. The cooperative buys raw honey, processes it by machine, then sells it.
Source: Kathmandu Post, Feb 2025
Rukum West farmers
Rs 1,000
January 2024. District produced 21 tonnes worth Rs 25 million.
Source: Business 360, Jan 2024
Rukum East beekeeper, chiuri honey
More than Rs 1,200
January 2024. A beekeeper said the price exceeded Rs 1,200 this year, yet he had unsold stock.
Source: Kathmandu Post, Jan 2024
| Price (Rs per kg) | What it is | When | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rs 211–250 | Imported honey, mostly from India | Early 2023 | Import |
| Rs 300–600 (average 425) | Chitwan commercial beekeepers (Apis mellifera) | Survey of 60 beekeepers, published 2026 | Farm-gate |
| Rs 350 | Makwanpur beekeepers selling to traders | February 2025 | Farm-gate |
| About Rs 400 | Cost to produce a kilo in Nepal | Early 2023 | Cost |
| Rs 400–450 | Pyuthan farm-gate (wholesale) | 2018 study | Farm-gate |
| Rs 500 | Pyuthan retail | 2018 study | Retail |
| Rs 500 | Cooperative-processed honey, Makwanpur | February 2025 | Cooperative |
| Rs 1,000 | Rukum West farmers | January 2024 | Farm-gate |
| More than Rs 1,200 | Rukum East beekeeper, chiuri honey | January 2024 | Farm-gate |
The prices come from different places, years and kinds of honey, so treat them as a guide to the range, not a like-for-like comparison.
The market behind the prices
An officer of the Bee Development Programme in Chitwan put yearly consumption at about 8,000 tonnes, against domestic production of about 4,062 tonnes and imports of about 1,556 tonnes. He quoted imported Indian honey at Rs 211–250 a kilo, below his estimate of about Rs 400 to produce a kilo in Nepal. Farmers there blamed cheaper imports for slow sales.
- honey produced in a year
- ≈4,062 t
- honey eaten in a year
- ≈8,000 t
- honey imported in a year
- ≈1,556 t
- beekeepers nationwide
- ≈16,500
Most honey leaves the hive in bulk. In a survey of 60 Chitwan beekeepers, 40% sold to wholesalers, 30% to consumers, 18% to local traders and 12% to retailers. In January 2024, beekeepers in Rukum East reported a bumper harvest but little demand.
Sources: Kathmandu Post, Mar 2023; Amgai et al. 2026; Kathmandu Post, Jan 2024